Turkey In An Electric Roaster Oven

When Scott's parent's gave us part of a turkey breast to cook (because their turkeys are always HUGE so you can only cook part of the breast at a time!), I was at a loss as to what to do because I always let more experienced people cook turkey for holiday dinners and other occasions. But I thought it was about time I cooked one myself and it turned out pretty darn good! I even took pictures to send to my family!

Turkey In An Electric Roaster Oven

Ingredients:

• 1 large turkey breast
• cooking oil
• seasoning (salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, season salt, etc.)

Directions:

1. Oil the turkey breast and sprinkle with your desired amount of seasonings. 
2. Place prepared turkey breast on top or wire rack in the roaster oven (with handles up) and cover with lid (do not add any water to the bottom). 
3. Turn on roaster to 325 degrees. Turkey will self-baste if you don't lift the lid, so try not to lift the lid hardly at all during the cooking process. 
4. Final temperature should reach about 180 degrees in the thigh and 165 in the breast. Juices should run clear. 
5. When done, remove from roaster, cover with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes before cutting.

Marsha's Notes:

The general rule is 15 to 20 minutes per pound of turkey when cooking an unstuffed turkey. Roasting a stuffed turkey is no longer considered food-safe.

4-6 lb. breast= 1 hr 30 mins–2 hrs 15 mins= 165°F

• In 2024 I got a 5-6 lb breast on Thursday from the freezer at the store, put it on a plate in the fridge to thaw and cooked it on Monday. It took about two hours to cook at 325 degrees. My time table was this:
• Start preheating the roaster oven to 325 degrees at about 2:30 pm.
• Place the oiled and seasoned turkey into the roaster with the rack at about 2:45 pm.  Insert a thermometer into one of the biggest parts of the meat. Cover with lid. Leave the lid on and don't open while cooking.
• Cook until meat reaches 165 degrees (in this case for 5-6 lbs it was about 2 hours).
• Take lid off and turn the roaster off and let the turkey sit in the roaster for about 20 minutes to let the juices redistribute.
• If you aren't ready to eat for a bit, once the roaster is mostly cool, put the lid back on to keep the turkey warm but no longer cooking it.